I'm going to replace the 14-core/28-thread Intel Xeon E5 2680 v4 2.2GHz. CPU with 12-core/24-thread AMD Threadripper 1920X 3.5GHz CPU. While that leaves us with fewer cores and threads, it does gives us a boost in IPC and much higher clock speeds. Overall things should be considerably faster with the new CPU.

Of course I can't simply put an AMD CPU into an Intel motherboard. The motherboard will be replaced by an Asrock X399 Taichi. This new motherboard has two 8-pin CPU connectors so I'm also upgrading the power supply to a Corsair RM850X.